The Search For New Energy Sources In Japan

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...h/algae-underfunded-energy-hunt/#.U5Z6nVSSziY

'Crowded Japan lacks the space needed for large algae plants.'

'Regulations and Japan's lack of land pose problems for the sector here. Although Japan has much farmland lying fallow, it is protected for agricultural use.'

Someone should tell the author about AEB. Its technology is ideally suited to a country such as Japan.

The Algae.Tec solution is less than one tenth the land footprint of pond growth options, while its enclosed module system is designed to deliver the highest yield of algae per hectare, and solves the problem of food-producing land being turned over for biofuel production.

Back in October 2013 Roger Stroud was quoted as saying that Algae.Tec had been in discussions with a major Japanese waste management company about potential biodiesel production in Japan, with possible related operations in South Korea and Thailand.

Given the amount of time it takes to come to a defintive agreement in Japan and one across multiple jurisdictions it is quite possible that discussions are still taking place and an agreement could yet be reached sometime later this year or early next year.

Although others have talked about the deal with Reliance being a company maker, I'd be more convinced about AEB's future prospects if they could do a deal with a giant in the Japanese waste management sector with flow-on effects across Asia.

After all, as far as energy and space go, which country in the world is more deficient in both areas than Japan?